PHOBI-APP

TREATING PHOBIA (GLOSSOPHOBIA)

PROBLEM STATEMENT

● It is estimated that around 15

million people deal with

Glossophobia on a daily basis.

- Treating anxiety disorders & phobias at

$42 billion per year.

- 83% of of people who have tried virtual

reality therapy have overcome their fears.

REQUIREMENTS & FEATURES

Requirements

Engagement

(Immersiveness)

Progression

Cost efficiency

Accessibility

Interactivity

Biometric data

VR scenarios

(selectable)

Real-time

feedback

Critical features

Possible Solutions

1. Self-monitoring virtual experience using biometric data

2. Integrate real-world stimuli with virtual space (classical

conditioning)

3. Game that analyzes public speaking patterns and

provides feedback

Competitors

• Ovation

○ VR experience that analyzes speech/gesture

○ Con: not mobile, requires external controllers, monthly fee

• Be Fearless

○ VR experience of different public speaking scenarios

○ Con: no feedback

• Virtual Speech

○ Virtual reality speech/gaze analyzer

○ Con: no self-monitoring during session

FEATURES

PHOBI-APP VS COMPETITORS

◼Competition

◼Success rates of VR Treatment

◼Adjusting Behaviour

◼Pavlov Classical Conditioning

PRODUCTION COST

• VR headset (phone-compatible)

• Fitness tracker/ heart rate monitor

• Programmers (Unity)

• Partnerships/Big Contracts

• Marketing

BUSINESS MODEL

• Target Customers

✓ Psychologists and Occupational Therapists

- End user: patients

✓ Corporations

- End user: employees

✓ Educators

- End user: students

• Marketing channels

✓ Promotional Advertisement

- Ads on social media apps, such as Snapchat or Facebook

- Conventions

BUSINESS MODEL

• Retail price & Expected Revenue

✓ Free version: Individuals can download for free

- Will need to consent the utilization of their user data for public research

✓ Pro version: Professional Use with 1 month free trial

- Psychologists = Yearly subscription of $3,000

- Corporations = Yearly subscription of $5,000 for every 500 employees

- School Systems = Yearly subscription of $3,000

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

• Version up

✓ Haptic Phone Vibration research

✓ Pin Vibration Research

• Feasibility of application to other social phobias

✓ Classical Conditioning other phobias

• Collaboration with key partners

✓ Sketch Recognition Labs

✓ Corporations

✓ Toastmasters

• Address different phobias

Who We Are

“Reduce social

anxiety by exposing

users to a virtual

interactive public

speaking scenario”

Mariah Chavez

ECEN ‘22

Linda Bustaman

BMEN ‘19

Hamzah

ISEN ‘18

Namgyun Kim

COSC ‘21

Sola Babatunde

MEEN ‘21

Chris

CSCE ‘22

8. REFERENCES

Wiederhold, B. K., & Wiederhold, M. D. (2005). Virtual reality therapy for anxiety disorders: Advances in evaluation and treatment. Washington, DC, US:

American Psychological Association.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10858-000

Bjelland, Hans V., and Kristian Tangeland. “User-Centered Design Proposals for Prototyping Haptic User Interfaces.” Haptic and Audio Interaction Design

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 110–120., doi:10.1007/978-3-540-76702-2_12.

McLeod, S. A. (2018, Oct 08). Pavlov's dogs. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/pavlov.html

Lake, Rebecca. “Fear of Public Speaking Statistics and How to Overcome Glossophobia.” CreditDonkey, www.creditdonkey.com/fear-of-public-speaking-

statistics.html.

Lake, Rebecca. “Fear of Public Speaking Statistics and How to Overcome Glossophobia.” CreditDonkey, www.creditdonkey.com/fear-of-public-speaking-statistics.html.